Of Veal

Good veal is of a cooling, moistening, and bal-samic nature, yields good nourishment, and keeps the body open: the head and lights are proper ali-irient for persons troubled with disorders of the lungs, and who are likely to fall into a consump-tion : the feet are pectoral likewise, and proper to blunt and sheath the acrimony of the humours. Veal broth is good in large bleedings, overflowing of the menses, piles, and spitting of blood> Veal agrees with all ages and constitutions, but it is most proper for the weak and delicate, who seldom use exercise.

Of Beef

Beef was censured by the antients as being hard of digestion, and yielding gross nourishment; but experience shows the contrary; for though it is very much eaten among us, wo find no such bad effect : on the contrary, it is very wholesome, and renders persons vigorous and strong. However, this mull: be understood of cattle that are well fed, and killed at a proper age. In general, it is belt for those that have a good appetite, that use much exercise, and are of a bilious constitution. Ox-beef is bed, cow-beef next, and bull-beef worst of all : heifer-beef is thought by some to be inferior to none.

Of Pork, And Pig

A barrow hog is a boar that was gelded under a year old, which renders the flesh of a much finer flavour than that either of the boar or sow. It must be killed while young or middle aged, for an old hog is dry, tough, and hard of digestion. It should be fed with acorns, pease or beans; but the the two first are best. It is subject to the leprosy, quinsy, and the evil. Pork infected with this last distemper is said to be measled : it is known by kernels in the fat, like hail-shot. In all these cafes, the flesh is very unwholesome, and apt to breed diseases : in general, pork should never be eaten when the weather is very hot; it yields plenty of nourishment, but is hard of digestion, and if used too often, breeds thick gross humours: it it bad for persons afflicted with the gout , as also for those that are old, weak, delicate, and inactive. It agrees best with those that have a good appetite, use much exercise, and are of a bilious constitution. Sucking pigs abound with moisture, and are therefore best roasted.

Of The Wild-Boar

The wild-boar is not to be met with in England at present, whatever it might have been when the country was over-run with woods. In many parts of. America, the swine, which were carried over by the Spaniards, are become wild, and hide them-selves in the woods. As these animals use more exercise, and feed in a different manner from the tame, the flesh is less viscous, more agreeable, and easy of digestion, to which their being hunted will contribute. It is very fit for healthy, robust persons, who use a great deal of exercise, and require a large quantity of nourishment.

Of Lamb

The flesh of a good lamb is tender, white, and delicate. The season for it to be used, is the spring; but now, by a particular management, it may be had before Christmass, and almost at all times of the year. It yields plenty of nourishment, does not heat the body, nor create sharp acrimonious humours. It will agree with all constitutions, but better with the hot and bilious, than the cold and moist. In general, it is a safe, innocent diet. It ought to be well boiled or roasted.